Abbey and the

gang

Chapter 1. Meet my Friends

Tlc 100 Personal information

Greetings Introductions

Asking Questions

HHi! I’m Abbey. Abbey Wilson, and I’m going to introduce you to some of my friends.

But first, let me tell you a little bit about myself.

I’m 12 years old and I’ve got one brother and two

sisters. Brian is 7, Lottie is 10 and

Rosemary is 14. We live in a big apartment

in Canterbury, Kent.

Let’s start with simple greetings.

In English we say “Good Morning”, “Good Afternoon”, “Good Evening”

when we greet people and “Goodbye” when we leave - but remember that “Goodnight” means that you are saying goodbye to

someone at night.

It´s not the same as “Buenas Noches” in Spanish.

We have lots of ways of greeting each other – but the most common is simply: 1. Good morning 2. Good afternoon how are you? 3. Good evening

I´m fine, thanks – and you?

Fine, thanks

Introductions

So what are the rules for making introductions? How do you introduce yourself? How do you introduce other people to each other?

Name

Nationality

Age

Personality

Family

Pets

Jane

English

131/2

(thirteen and a half)

quite shy little absent-minded

2 brothers (Matthew + Scott)

1 dog (Sunny)

Hello! My name’s Jane. I’m English and I’m thirteen and a half years old. I’m quite shy and a little absent minded. I’ve got two brothers – Mathew and Scott, and I’ve got a dog – his name’s Sunny

How to introduce yourself

Name

Nationality

Age

Personality

Family

Pets

Mary

Irish

121/2

(twelve and a half) quite nervious extreamly clever 2 sisters (Helen + Kathrine

1 cat (Duster)

Now complete with this information.

Well! Her name’s…

How to introduce another person

Name?

Nationality?

Age?

Personality?

Family?

Pets?

?

What is your name? (What’s your name?)

What is your nationality? (What’s your nationality?)

How old are you?

What are you like?

Have you got any brothers and sisters? (Do you have any brothers and sisters?)

Have you got any pets? (Do you have any pets?)

Now do the same for yourself. Remember: Hello! My name’s … I’m [+ nationality] and I’m … (years old). I am a little / quite / very / extremely [+ adjective]. I’ve got … brother(s) and … sister(s). I haven’t got any brothers and sisters. I’ve got … [cat(s)] and … [dog(s)] I haven’t got any pets.

Write your introduction here

Introducing other people to each other

Hi James, this is Mary - she´s a friend of mine.

Hi Mary, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too, James

Let’s practice some more

Introduce Becky to your class – but first write down what you are going to say in the space below. Remember to say“she”

and “her”

Name

Nationality

Age

Personality

Family

Pets

Rebecca

Scottish

13

very friendly extremely talkative

1 sister (Susan)

2 cats (Comet + Tiger)

Nickname Becky

Physical Description

long wavy red hair blue eyes + glasses tall + slim

They are going to help me with these presentations.

Between us we are going to present the Tlc 100.

A hundred areas of English grammar and structures that will help you to

pass your examinations.

Now let me introduce you to my friends. This is Paul Magda Bobbie and Cleo

We´re going to start with Paul in Chapter 2, and

he’s going to talk about School

Each chapter focuses on

different areas of the TLC 100 and backup materials for those areas can be found in our self access resource unit on our

website You will need a user name and

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to practice giving personal information, asking basic questions

and making introductions

Yes, I’m Paul Gates and I live in

Canterbury, too. In fact, I live in the same apartment

block as Abbey. She lives on the 3rd floor and I live on

7th floor. We are in the same class at school.

Magda’s in our class too, but Bobbie and Cleo are a year older. They’re in

year 8.

In Chapter 2 I’m going to tell you about our school.

The rules – what we can and can’t do.

See you later! Bye!